Welfare Reform Bill 2011
Relevant Older Papers
As required by a Speaker’s ruling (21 February 1966, Hansard Col.34), the following
documents/links contain all the older papers which have relevance to the forthcoming
debates on the Welfare Reform Bill.
All links to Acts are the un-amended version of the Acts, as they were originally
enacted.
White and Green Papers and General Papers
Welfare Reform White Paper (November 2010): Universal Credit: welfare that works:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/universal-credit-full-document.pdf
Welfare Reform Consultation Paper (July 2010): 21st Century Welfare:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/21st-century-welfare.pdf
Consultation responses to 21st Century Welfare (November 2010):
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/21st-century-welfare-response.pdf
Budget 2010 (June 2010):
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/junebudget_complete.pdf
Spending Review 2010 (October 2010):
http://cdn.hm-treasury.gov.uk/sr2010_completereport.pdf
Universal Credit
Fraud Act 2006:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents
Jobseekers’ Act 1995:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/18/contents
Social Security Administration Act 1992:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/5/contents/enacted
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/contents/enacted
Social Security Act 1998:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/14/contents/enacted
Social Security Fraud Act 2001:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/11/contents
Welfare Reform Act 2007:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/5/contents
Welfare Reform Act 2009:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/24/contents
Theft Act 1968:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/contents
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/contents
Relevant Secondary Legislation
Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/215/contents/made
Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension
credit) Regulations 2006: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/216/contents/made
Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/794/contents/made
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1002/contents/made
Income Support (General) Regulations 1987:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1967/contents/made
Jobseekers’ Allowance Regulations 1996:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/contents/made
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1968/contents/made
Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/991/contents/made
Social Security (Work Focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous
Amendments 2000:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1926/contents/made
Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1703/contents/made
Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2698/contents/made
Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2685/contents/made
Other Related Documents
Couples
Work Focused Interviews for Partners and enhanced New Deal for Partners
evaluation: Synthesis of findings (2007) DWP Research Report:
http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_417.asp
Evaluation of Partners Outreach for Ethnic Minorities (POEM) Final Report (2009)
DWP Research Report:
http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep598.pdf
Joint Claims for JSA evaluation – synthesis of findings (2005) DWP Research
Report:
http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_235.asp
Working-age Benefits
Disability Discrimination Act 1995:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/contents
Employment Act 2002:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/22/contents
National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Act 2004:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/3/contents
Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/6/contents
Relevant Secondary Legislation
Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and
Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1907/contents/made
Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2001:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3210/contents/made
Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3051/contents/made
The Social Security (Work focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous
Amendments Regulations 2000:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/670/contents/made
Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Amendment Regulations:
2002: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/670/contents/made
Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2000:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/897/contents/made
Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Amendment Regulations 2005:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2727/contents/made
Other Related Documents
Employment Support Allowance
The Gregg report Realising Potential: A vision for personalised conditionality and
support (Dec 08): http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/realisingpotential.pdf
Lone Parents
DWP Working Paper no.93 (Dec 2010): Lone parents and employment: an
exploration of findings from the Families and Children’s Study 2006-8
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/WP93.pdf
Institute for Fiscal Studies (Sept 2010): Starting school and leaving welfare: the
impact of public education on lone parents’ welfare receipt
http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/5275
Can altering the structure of financial support payments aid work retention amongst
lone parents? Qualitative evaluation of the In Work Retention Pilot (2010) DWP
research report: http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep708.pdf
Supporting lone parents’ journey off benefits and into work: a qualitative evaluation of
the role of In Work Credit (IWC) (2010) DWP research report:
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep712.pdf
Lone Parent Obligations: A review of recent evidence on the work-related
requirements within the benefit systems of different countries (Jan 2010) DWP
research report: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep632.pdf
Lone Parent Obligations: destinations of lone parents after Income Support eligibility
ends (Nov 2010) DWP research report:
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep710.pdf
Right to work
Economic Impact on the London and UK economy of an earned regularisation of
irregular migrants to the UK (May 2009):
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/economic_unit/docs/irregular-migrants-report.pdf
Irregular Migration in the UK (May 2009):
http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=663
Other Benefit Changes
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/contents
Civil Partnership Act 2004
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents
Employment and Training Act 1973:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/50/contents
Freedom of Information Act 2000
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/24/contents
Housing Act 1996:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/contents
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/13/contents
Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers Compensation) Act 1979:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/41/contents
State Pension Credit Act 2002:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/16/contents
Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) Act 1987
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/7/contents/enacted
Superannuation Act 1972
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/11/contents
Relevant Secondary Legislation
Housing Benefit Regulations 2006:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/contents/made
Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension
credit) Regulations 2006:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/214/contents/made
Pneumoconiosis Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/a4-4501.pdf
Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/contents/made
Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 and subsequent
amendments:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1995/contents/sld/made
State Pension Credit Regulations 2002:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1792/contents/made
Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/a4-5001.pdf
Other Related Documents
Housing Benefit
Fairer charging policies for home care and other non-residential social services:
Guidance for Councils with Social Services Responsibilities (Sept 2003):
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAnd
Guidance/DH_4117930
Charging for Residential Accommodation (CRAG) (April 2010):
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/docu
ments/digitalasset/dh_115533.pdf
Equality Impact Assessment Housing Benefit: Changes to the Local Housing
Allowance arrangements and Housing Benefit size criteria for people with nonresident overnight carers (Nov 2010): http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/lha-eia-nov10.pdf
Social Fund
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts: The Community Care Grant
(December 2010)
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmpubacc/573/573.pdf
NAO Social Fund Account 2009-2010 (December 2010)
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/1011/social_fund_2009-2010.aspx
Strength against shocks: Low income families and debt: Institute for Public Policy
Research (February 2010)
http://www.ippr.org.uk/members/download.asp?f=%2Fecomm%2Ffiles%2Fstrength%
5Fagainst%5Fshocks%2Epdf
Social Fund Reform Consultation paper (March 2010): Social Fund reform: debt,
credit & low income households.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/social-fund-reform.pdf
Social Fund Guide (Revised October 2010)
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/social-fund-guide.pdf
Social Fund Research Report (2010): The Social Fund: Customer experiences and
perspectives: Qualitative research with Jobcentre Plus customers.
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep625.pdf
Social Fund Annual Report (2009-2010)
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/2010-annual-report-social-fund.pdf
Personal Independence Payments
Relevant Secondary Legislation
Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2890/contents/made
Other Related Documents
Public consultation Disability Living Allowance reform (Dec 2010):
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dla-reform-consultation.pdf
The Tabtool (for statistics): http://83.244.183.180/100pc/tabtool.html
Social Security: general
Age-Related Payments Act 2004:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/10/contents
Education and Skills Act 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/contents
Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/27/contents
Tax Credits Act 2002:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/21/contents
Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/30/contents
Relevant Secondary Legislation
Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/492/contents/made
Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2003:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/916/contents/made
Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) Regulations
2008: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1595/contents/made
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/8/contents
Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/7/contents
Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/4022/contents/made
Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Amendment Regulations 2010:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1160/contents/made
Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations
1988:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/664/contents/made
Social Security (Use of Information for Housing and Welfare Services Purposes)
Regulations 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2112/contents/made
Other Related Documents
Appeals
Decision Making and Appeals in the Benefits System (Jan 2010) House of Commons
Work and Pensions Select Committee:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmworpen/313/313.pdf
Decision Making and Appeals in the Benefits System: Government Response (March
2010):
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmworpen/523/523.pdf
Report by the President of Appeal Tribunals on the standards of decision-making by
the Secretary of State 2007-2008:
http://www.appeals-service.gov.uk/Documents/SSCSA_PresRep07_08FINAL.pdf
Fraud
Tackling fraud and error in the benefits and tax credits system (Oct 2010):
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/tackling-fraud-and-error.pdf
Miscellaneous
Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/19/contents
Child Support Act 1991:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/48/contents/enacted
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/6/contents
Social Security (Notification of Changes of Circumstances) Regulation 2010:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/444/contents/made
Other Related Documents
Child Maintenance
Child Maintenance Consultation Paper (January 2011): Strengthening families,
promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/strengthening-families.pdf
Employment and Training
Analysis of responses to the Adult Entertainment Industry Consultation (August
2010): http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/adult-entertainment-responses-analysis.pdf
Accepting and advertising employer vacancies from within the adult entertainment
industry by Jobcentre Plus: Coalition Government Response to the Consultation
(August 2010): http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/adult-entertainment-gov-response.pdf
Accepting and advertising employer vacancies from within the adult entertainment
industry by Jobcentre Plus: Equality Impact Assessment (August 2010):
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/adult-entertainment-jobs-eia-aug-2010.pdf
Tell Us Once
Service transformation: A better service for citizens and businesses, a better deal for
the taxpayer (Dec 2006):
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/other/011840489X/011840489X.pdf